More thoughts on the iPad

By now, every geek this side of Cupertino has weighed in on the iPad. So my attempt to add to the noise could easily be seen as just a crude attempt to cash in on a trending topic for the purpose of leveraging website traffic. Fair enough.

But as a geek with a particular niche interest — computer music technology — I hope to bring some fresh perspective.

In C Remixed (Rehashed)

Now that the dust has settled on this project, I’d like to say a few words about it.
The Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble is a pretty amazing group.
A couple years ago they managed to blow everyone’s minds with a series of killer performances of Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians, culminating in a [...]

My job at Ableton

My last post covered lots of questions that I’m often asked. As I look at it now, I realize that it reads like a litany of things I no longer do. So for balance, here’s a bit more about my current gig.

The short answer is that I’m a technical writer.

(Tip: if someone asks you what you do, don’t tell them that you’re a technical writer unless you want them to go away. It’s like telling them that you’re a mortician or a Republican. You can see the interest drain from their face, and their expectation of now-it’s-gonna-get-lame is palpable.)